Mar
10
2019
Of all the pejoratives opposing sides throw at each other in political debates, I’ve always thought one of the most damning is NIMBYism – “Not In My Back Yard.”
That’s the charge earned by folks who support potentially damaging government...
Feb
24
2019
As a resident of south Louisiana who has been told by the world’s smartest scientists that the homes, businesses and futures of my area could be consumed by the rising Gulf of Mexico in 40 years unless emissions are...
Feb
10
2019
When speaking to non-Louisianians about the causes and possible solutions to my state’s coastal crisis I usually end up facing some embarrassing questions. Such as:
Why do residents in the area most threatened by climate change elect politicians who fight...
Jan
27
2019
OK class, today’s quiz involves news judgment. Which of these stories was the most important information for Louisiana and the nation over the past two weeks:
The fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall; the special counsel investigation into Trump’s...
Jan
13
2019
One of the greatest hurdles facing progress on the two mortal threats facing Louisiana’s coastal future — land loss and sea level rise caused by climate change — has been a sense of hopelessness broaching on fatalism. It’s a...
Dec
30
2018
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the moment when residents of Earth began to take the health of our planet as a serious responsibility. The catalyst for that awakening was a photograph that would be dubbed “Earthrise” –...
Dec
16
2018
What does the GOP congressional delegation (especially the one from Louisiana) have in common with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s disgraced lawyer/grifter sentenced to prison last week?
A lot, when it comes to Trump’s assault on our environmental protections.
At the...
Dec
02
2018
Ever since Black Friday I haven’t been able to get the term “political malfeasance” out of my mind. No, it has nothing to do with the annual bout of combat shopping that takes place the day after Thanksgiving.
It’s something...
Nov
18
2018
Today I’m wondering what Republicans – and other self-described conservatives – would think of this story.
"A man arrives at the emergency room of the local hospital with blood pouring from a severed artery in his leg. The doctors quickly...
Nov
04
2018
So, you just stopped at a red light to find one of those ubiquitous panhandlers begging for a donation. But this one has a very different sign:
Fighting lung cancer. Need money for cigarettes.
Well, that’s the message Louisiana is sending...
